1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1071+ words) Nov 29, 2025, 3:09 PM Ken Bohney waits for a train to pass through a railroad crossing in Salt Lake City on April 16, 2012. Initial information collected as part of a study of Salt Lake City's east-west transportation divide underscores the challenges that exist in Utah's capital city. (Kristin Murphey, Deseret News) (Kristin Murphey, Deseret News) BY CARTER WILLIAMS, KSL.COM SALT LAKE CITY " Between roads blocked by trains and congestion from freeway traffic, nearly three out of four Salt Lake City commuters who responded to a survey as part of'the city's east-west study'said they deal with travel delays multiple times a day, usually daily. That underscores the challenges that exist in Utah's capital city. "It's real clear that there's a really robust mobility challenge in the city," said Joe Taylor, a transportation planner for Salt Lake City. "You try to get from one…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago (360+ words) Two were killed in a wrong way crash early Saturday, closing I-15 at 2100 south in Salt Lake City. (Cpl. Luis Silva, Utah Highway Patrol) (Cpl. Luis Silva, Utah Highway Patrol) SALT LAKE CITY " Two people were killed in a crash early Saturday after police said a driver who was allegedly driving under the influence caused the crash. According to Cpl. Luis Silva with the Utah Highway Patrol, the alleged DUI driver was heading the wrong way going southbound on Interstate 15 from 600 south in the northbound lanes at 2 a.m. Silva said the vehicle crashed into another vehicle head on, killing two occupants in the car it hit and injuring the driver of the wrong way vehicle. "(The) driver (of the wrong way vehicle) is suspected to have been driving under the influence and has been arrested," Silva said. By 8:20 a.m., northbound I-15 was still closed…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago (944+ words) Nov 24, 2025, 5:08 PM Volunteers prepare burritos for the unsheltered. (Courtesy of Jorge Fierro) (Courtesy of Jorge Fierro) SALT LAKE CITY " A Utah chef who once relied on a homeless shelter himself is relaunching a project he started years ago to help people now living on the streets of Salt Lake City. Chef and business owner Jorge Fierro has restarted the "Burrito Project," a volunteer effort that prepares and hands out hot burritos to people experiencing homelessness. The project first began about 16 years ago, but shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic. When Fierro first arrived in the United States, he said he didn't speak English, didn't know anyone and landed at the Rescue Mission and men's shelter in Salt Lake City. "I learned through a guy from Puerto Rico back then that a pretty high number of our homeless population are vets…...